A classic episode of the long running science fiction series, this DOCTOR WHO instalment features the seventh doctor, Sylvester McCoy. The doctor is joined by Mel on a space bus tour to Disneyland, a prize they had won. The space bus becomes deadly when another intergalactic traveller is met, the Chimeron Queen Delta. She is .. Read more
| Starring | Sylvester McCoy, Hugh Lloyd, Ken Dodd, Stubby Kaye |
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| Director | Chris Clough |
| Genres | Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Television |
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A classic episode of the long running science fiction series, this DOCTOR WHO instalment features the seventh doctor, Sylvester McCoy. The doctor is joined by Mel on a space bus tour to Disneyland, a prize they had won. The space bus becomes deadly when another intergalactic traveller is met, the Chimeron Queen Delta. She is fleeing from Gavrok and his Bannerman who have genocidal ambitions. The doctor and Mel must shield Delta and the child she is hatching from an egg in this intense space drama. The seventh doctor's trademark prop, the umbrella with the handle in a question mark shape makes its first appearance in this episode.
| Starring | Sylvester McCoy, Hugh Lloyd, Ken Dodd, Stubby Kaye, Bonnie Langford, Leslie Meadows, Richard Mitchley, David Kinder, Anita Graham, Richard Davies, Clive Condon, Tim Scott, Laura Collins, Carley Joseph, Belinda Mayne, Don Henderson, Morgan |
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| Director | Chris Clough |
| Studio | 2 ENTERTAIN VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 14 mins |
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| Genres | Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Television |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 22 Jun 2009 Production year: 1987 |
| Format | DVD |
This is an odd Doctor Who story because it should be excellent, but falls far short.
The cast are stunning, even Ken Dodd puts in a interesting performance. Don Henderson plays a superbly menacing villain, and Rachel Griffiths should probably have been kept on as a companion.
Stubby Kaye, Hugh Lloyd and many others make this a visually entertaining tale.
For some reason though, it fails to work. It should be a great romp, unfortunately the Bannermenr themselves are awful, the time travelling holidaymakers are pointless, and the production feels very flat. This is a surprise considering the era it is set in, the holiday camp location and Sylvester McCoy's slowly darkening Doctor should have made this a potential classic.